Ornament and method of making the same



Aug 13, 19 0 M. BAUMSTARK 2,211,437

ORNAMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Oct. 20, 1959 w. it

Patented Aug. 13, 1940 UNITED "STATES Artur OFFICE Magda Baumstark,Chicago, 111.

Application October 20, 1939, Serial No. 300,287

'7 Claims.

The invention relates to ornaments and to the method of making the same,and more particularly to the manufacture of artificial fiowers or thelike, composed of petals formed by winding and sewing strands ofsuitable material upon a removable mandrel.

An object of the invention is to provide attractive ornaments whichcomprise the joining together of a plurality of individual units eachformed by winding a strand of material upon a mandrel.

Another object of the invention is to provide attractive ornaments whichcan be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of novel stepsin the method of manufacturing artificial flowers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a winding tool adapted forforming individual units of various sizes.

The foregoing and such other objects of the invention as will appearhereinafter as the description proceeds will be more readily understoodfrom a perusal of the following specification; in which reference ismade to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the Winding tool showing a strand ofmaterial in its initial stage of winding.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1, showing a step in themethod of winding to form a petal, with the loops separated for thepurpose of illustration.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the nextstep in the making of a petal, and showing the loops pushed together.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the loops sewed together.

Fig. 5 is a view of a completed part.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view showing thepart of Fig. 5 pressedflat.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view showing the first step in the assemblingof a flower.

Fig. 8 shows a, second step in forming a flower.

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a completed flower.

Any suitable loosely woven fine yarn preferably is used in carrying outthe invention although it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited to such a yarn, but may be readily carried out with a strand orstrands of other material, the selection of which is determined bychoice.

As best shown in Fig. 1, a suitable winding tool consisting of a handleII and a flat mandrel I2 preferably is used. As shown, the mandrel l2may be slotted at one end for ready association with the handle I I. Itis obvious that mandrels of varying widths may be employed, thedetermination of the width being governed by the size of the article tobe made.

The winding end [3 of the strand of material S is first looped tightlyover the mandrel as illustrated at M in Fig. 1 and the tool is thentwisted to make twoturns I 5 about the starting or holding end H5 of thestrand. The winding end I3 is then looped around the mandrel to form asecond loop Ma (Fig. 2) andthen is twisted once around the holding endit, as at H. This looping and twisting is repeated, as illustrated inFig. 2, until the desired number of loops Mb, Mc, etc.; are made. Thefree ends of theholding strand l5 and winding strand it then are carriedupwardly around the mandrel l2, tied, and then threaded through a needlel3.

During the winding and twisting process the strands are, of course,pulled tightly and pressed closely together as best illustrated in Fig.3. The needle i8 is then worked through the upper free ends of the loops14, etc., to form an unbroken series of stitches l9 as shown in Fig. 4.In that manner the free ends of the loops are securely sewed together atthe end opposite the end joined by the twisting of the strand. The freeends l3 and H) of the strand are then cut off and the completed part 2!is removed from the mandrel as shown in Fig. 5. It is obvious that theindividual loops, etc., are securely joined together on the lower end ofthe part 2! by the twistings l5 and H and on its upper end by thestitches l9.

After a part has been pressed substantially into the shape of a petal asillustrated in Fig. 6, it is coiled loosely and the stitched end isdrawn together tightly by sewing, as shown in Fig. 7, around one end ofa stem wire 22. Additional petals Zia, Zlb', etc.; are added bysuccessively coiling them loosely about the initially attached petal 2|.It will be noted upon viewing Figures 8 and 9 that the complemental endsof the petals overlap each other slightly and that any desired number ofpetals may be added to form, for example, the rose 23. After the desirednumber of petals are securedly sewed in place, a cup 24 is slipped overthe wire and urged over the sewed edges of the petals to conceal thestitches and complete the flower. The wire 22 is then Wrapped in thecustomary manner with a strip of material 25 thereby completing theornament. Stems 26 may be attached While wrapping.

It is apparent from the foregoing that a realistic looking flower isproduced efiiciently, quickly and economically and that the manufactureof such a flower requires no experience, but may be readily accomplishedby any person having but slight knowledge of needlework. It should alsobe understood that each petal 2| retains its shape and position in theassembled ornament due, in part at least, to its firm anchorage to thestem 2| and further to the relatively firm upper margin formed bytwisting the end portions [3 and I6 while winding the strand.

Obviously the stitching together of the loose ends of the loops retainsaid loops in their closely adjacent positions assumed during thewinding as distinguished from the known practice of tying, whichobviously draws said loops tightly together in a bunch. Consequently,distortion of the desirable flatness of the petal is avoided.

Although an exemplary ornament is illustrated and the specific stepstaken in its manufacture are described, it is to be understood that thedisclosure is illustrative only and not restrictive or that theinvention is not to be limited to the precise disclosure but is toembrace such modifications as may fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In the manufacture of an ornament the steps, which consist of,looping one end portion of a strand around a mandrel, twisting said endportion around the other end portion of said strand, making a pluralityof loops around said mandrel and twisting the two end portions togetherafter the completion of each loop, and finally stitching the free endsof said loops together.

2. In the manufacture of an ornament the steps, which consist of,looping one end portion of a strand around a substantially fiat mandrel,twisting said end portion around the other end portion of said strand atone edge of said mandrel, making a plurality of loops around saidmandrel and twisting the two end portions together on said edge of themandrel after the completion of each loop, and finally stitching theloops together adjacent the other edge of said mandrel and thenwithdrawing said mandrel.

3. The herein described method including the steps of looping an endportion of a strand around a form in one direction, twisting saidportion around the other end portion of said strand in a reversedirection along one edge of said form, repeating the looping andtwisting of said portions to provide a plurality of closely associatedloops joined together at one edge of said form, and finally sewing saidloops together at the 0pposite edge of said form.

4. The method of making ornaments, consisting in holding a strand ofmaterial at one end against a mandrel, looping one end of said strandaround the mandrel and twisting it around the end being held, loopingthe strand repeatedly around said mandrel, twisting said strand aroundthe end being held after making each loop to anchor one end of each ofsaid loops, stitching together the free ends of said loops with bothfree end portions of said strand, said stitching securing the free endsof said loops in a substantially flat plan, and finally removing saidjoined loops from the mandrel and pressing.

5. An ornament comprising a strand having one end portion defining aplurality of loops; the strand defining each of said loops being twistedaround the other end portion of said strand to secure the loops togetherat one end, and the free ends of said loops being stitched together byboth free end portions of said strand.

6. An ornament comprising a plurality of separate parts sewed together,each of said parts consisting of a substantially flat element formed ofloops of material, said loops being joined at one edge of said part bytwisting the material and at the opposite edge by sewing.

'7. An element adapted to constitute a part of an ornament consisting ofa plurality of loops of a single strand of material, said loops beingsecured together at one edge of said unit by twisting and at the otheredge by sewing.

MAGDA BAUMSTARK.

